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SOMETHING OF THE TIMES [from the AIATSIS Collection]

from Ronin Films PRO on September 21, 2016 1 video

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Using a wealth of archival photographs, this documentary reconstructs the life of buffalo hunters in the remote wetlands of the Northern Territory in the 1930s – both the white hunters and the Aboriginal labour that supported their operations. Tom Cole was one of the hunters, now retired in…

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SNAKES AND LADDERS

from Ronin Films PRO on September 21, 2016 1 video

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A film directed by Trish FitzSimons, produced by Mitzi Goldman, about women, history and education. Sophia Whist is a character on a journey of enquiry. She discovers a magic book in the Public Library - an old leather bound volume called SNAKES AND LADDERS. In its pages she meets ten women between…

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SHORT STORIES

from Ronin Films PRO on September 21, 2016 1 video

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Directed and produced by Matthew Duffy and Stuart McArney. SHORT STORIES is comprised of four remarkable stories - all linked through their association with the NSW short statured basketball side - and follows the extraordinary and compelling life experiences of four memorable individuals. The…

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SHADOW OF MARY POPPINS, THE

from Ronin Films PRO on September 21, 2016 1 video

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THE REAL STORY OF P.L. TRAVERS, THE AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR OF MARY POPPINS without the spoonful of sugar ... Pamela Travers was the creator of the universally-loved fictional character, Mary Poppins. Yet the whimsical fantasies of the sugar and spice nanny bore no resemblance to Travers' real life childhood.…

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SENSE OF PLACE, A

from Ronin Films PRO on September 21, 2016 1 video

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A film by Marie Ferris. A Buddhist nun, a fashion designer, a student and a playwright – their paths have never crossed yet they have common experiences in their struggle for identity, maintaining a connection to their cultural roots and reconciling two worlds – Vietnam and Australia. Just…

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SELLING SICKNESS

from Ronin Films PRO on September 21, 2016 1 video

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SELLING SICKNESS looks at the growing global controversy around SSRI antidepressants and follows British psychiatrist, Dr David Healy, patients and their families as they rock the scientific establishment with accusations that aggressive drug marketing is blurring the boundaries between medical conditions…

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SECRET SAFARI, THE

from Ronin Films PRO on September 21, 2016 1 video

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Directed by Tom Zubrycki. Produced by David Max Brown and Sally Browning. "The calmness shown by those who lived and worked in such an explosive situation is riveting." - Virginia Addison, Daily Telegraph. "What the drivers and passengers of these overland trips say about their…

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ROUGH RIDERS

from Ronin Films PRO on September 20, 2016 1 video

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ROUGH RIDERS presents a view of country life that city folk are barely aware of and are unlikely ever to experience. The film provides an insight into an extraordinary world that lies beyond the highway. Every weekend, in hundreds of Australian country towns, young men risk their lives to ride for…

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ROCKING THE FOUNDATIONS

from Ronin Films PRO on September 20, 2016 1 video

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A film by Pat Fiske. NOW DIGITALLY REMASTERED by the National Film and Sound Archive as part of the NFSA Restores program. An outstanding historical account of the Green Bans first introduced by the New South Wales Builders Labourers Federation in the 1970s in response to community demand to preserve…

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ROBERT FORTUNE THE TEA THIEF

from Ronin Films PRO on September 20, 2016 1 video

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A film by Diane Perelsztejn. One of the most audacious espionage missions ever mounted: to steal the secret of tea from Imperial China. The man entrusted with the mission was a Scottish botanist and adventurer. By the mid-1800s, England and Europe had become totally enchanted with a heady new brew:…

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RIVER OF NO RETURN

from Ronin Films PRO on September 20, 2016 1 video

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Directed by Darlene Johnson, produced by Pat Fiske. From early childhood Frances Daingangan, a 45-year-old Yolngu woman, dreamed of being a movie star - a dream that came true when Rolf de Heer cast her in the film TEN CANOES. RIVER OF NO RETURN documents her extraordinary story. Frances is a Yolngu…

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RISKING OUR KIDS

from Ronin Films PRO on September 20, 2016 1 video

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A film by Judy Rymer. Fiona Stanley puts forward a powerful argument for the need to protect the future of our kids. A spark ignited in Fiona Stanley, when as a young medical intern, she was unable to improve the health of a young Aboriginal boy because of the environment he lived in. His death set…

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